emigrar

Senses

1. 1.

   to emigrate

   to leave one's country to live permanently in another

2. 2.

   to migrate (animals)

   to move from one region to another seasonally or periodically

Examples

• "Meus avós emigraram da Itália para o Brasil em 1950."

  My grandparents emigrated from Italy to Brazil in 1950.

• "Muitos brasileiros emigraram para os Estados Unidos em busca de melhores oportunidades."

  Many Brazilians emigrated to the United States in search of better opportunities.

• "As aves emigram para o norte durante o verão."

  The birds migrate north during the summer.

Usage

Emigrar focuses on leaving a place (emigrate FROM), while "imigrar" focuses on arriving (immigrate TO). Common with prepositions "de" (from) and "para" (to). Regular -ar verb conjugation.